MICHELLE NIXON AND DRIVE

• From Goochland, Virginia.
• Nixon learned to sing in church. Began singing with country bands at age 14.
• 1989, she and husband Nick formed a country band called Slate River.
• 2002, formed Michelle Nixon and Drive with mandolin player Vernon Hughes (formerly with the Heights of Grass, Appalachian Drive) and bass player Jim Green (formerly with Bluegrass Etc., Fastest Grass Alive).
• She owns a hair salon.
• 2003, released It’s My Turn album (Pinecastle).
• 2005, released What More Should I Say? album (Pinecastle) with special guest Bill Anderson.
• 2011, after taking several years off for her family, she returned to performing with a new album A Place I Belong (Mountain Fever).